diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py b/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
index ff45e85d4..fef8da08f 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ def __packaged_version():
                          for action_type
                          in __config.get('filter_dialog.disabled_action_types', "").split(",")]
 
+SEARCH_JOBS_APPEND_RESULTS = __config.get('search_jobs.append_results', True)
+
 TYPE_JOB = QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem.UserType + 1
 TYPE_LAYER = QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem.UserType + 2
 TYPE_FRAME = QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem.UserType + 3
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml b/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml
index e210cfc20..ffb716b97 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml
@@ -152,3 +152,8 @@ finished_jobs_readonly.layer: True
 # MOVE_JOB_TO_GROUP, SET_ALL_RENDER_LAYER_MAX_CORES)
 # An empty string means all actions are active.
 filter_dialog.disabled_action_types: ''
+
+# Define whether or not new jobs should be appended to the current list of jobs on the JobMonitor widget
+#  - True: search result will append jobs to the current list of monitored jobs
+#  - False: repopulate the jobs table with the search result
+search_jobs.append_results: True
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/plugins/MonitorJobsPlugin.py b/cuegui/cuegui/plugins/MonitorJobsPlugin.py
index 00e217fbc..744603088 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/plugins/MonitorJobsPlugin.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/plugins/MonitorJobsPlugin.py
@@ -193,12 +193,14 @@ def _loadFinishedJobsSetup(self, layout):
         self.__loadFinishedJobsCheckBox.stateChanged.connect(self._regexLoadJobsHandle)  # pylint: disable=no-member
 
     def _regexLoadJobsHandle(self):
-        """This will select all jobs that have a name that contain the substring
-        in self.__regexLoadJobsEditBox.text() and scroll to the first match"""
+        """This will select all jobs that have a name that contains the substring
+        in self.__regexLoadJobsEditBox.text() and scroll to the first match."""
         substring = str(self.__regexLoadJobsEditBox.text()).strip()
         load_finished_jobs = self.__loadFinishedJobsCheckBox.isChecked()
 
-        self.jobMonitor.removeAllItems()
+        # Only clear the existing jobs if SEARCH_JOBS_APPEND_RESULTS is False
+        if not cuegui.Constants.SEARCH_JOBS_APPEND_RESULTS:
+            self.jobMonitor.removeAllItems()
 
         if substring:
             # Load job if a uuid is provided